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If you are not dilated or effaced at all and you drink castor oil can it just make you become dilated and effaced?
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∙ 14y ago
If you're about ready, castor oil MIGHT help things along but it is more likely to just give you a very nasty case of the runs. It's quite normal to get impatient toward the end of a pregnancy, especially when it's uncomfortable and you can't sleep, stand, walk, sit, stand up after sitting, drive... yea. It's normal to want to get this over with. But the simple reality is, the kid will come when he/she is ready unless you can convince your doctor that he/she is ready.
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Most any of the methods you can use to jumpstart labor (fresh pineapples, sex, long walks, nipple stimulation, castor oil) will only work if your body is ready- if the baby isn't ready there isn't much to do to make it come, but that's a good thing. Let that baby bake, miserable as it is for the mom. A medical induction (using pitocin) might be possible, but it significantly increases the odds of complications and makes contractions come hard and strong (and painful). Unless you are way overdue, it's best to let that baby bake.
Castor oil has been associated (in my mind, wrongly) with the baby having meconium problems (when the baby has their first bowel movement in the womb and can accidentally swallow it); personally I think that that has far more to do with women going over term (and therefore more likely to have meconium) being more likely to want to get the baby out by such drastic means as drinking castor oil.
It has been scientifically proven the castor oil doesn't pass to the baby... but the effects on the mom can range from nothing to severe diahrea/cramping/dehydration. That said, my sister used castor oil on 3 of her 4 pregnancies and it kickstarted labor in 2 of the 3.
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Can i drink castor oil when my Baby's head is up?
no
Is drinking Castor Oil while your baby is in breech position safe?
A doctor will never tell you to drink Castor Oil. There are no studies that show Castor Oil will induce labor or help your baby flip from the breech position.
Should you be dilated in order to take castor oil?
You should not take castor oil or anything that might cause labor. Every woman is tired of being pregnant by the 8th month and wants it to be over. Let nature take its course, if you are not dilated, it is probably not time for the baby to come. If the baby is premature it could have many problems. Nature/God designed pregnancy to last 40 weeks for many reasons, Labor should not be induced unless the pregnancy is endangering the mothers health, and then only by the doctor. Besides, chances are you will only have diarrhea, castor oil is ineffective at inducing labor.
If you already started dilating does castor oil still work for you?
Don't drink castor oil! It just gives you stomach pains and diarrohea which you really don't want during labour
Can you drink caster oil at 39 weeks?
Purgatives are not a good idea in pregnancy. If you feel you need to drink castor oil, check with your doctor first.
What can you do to help labor to come naturally if you are 2 cm and 75 percent effaced?
drink red raspberry leaf tea, go for walks, have intercourse.
Are castor beans still poisonous if your wife has boiled the cracked seeds and is trying to drink it thinking she has made castor oil?
This would be highly toxic. Castor oil is not made this way. The poison in castor bean seeds is water-soluble and so this mix is deadly...tell someone about this who she will listen to and get whatever help you can to make sure this brew is destroyed and the point understood as to how toxic it is. The Related Link below is a source of information. no its O.K. let her drink it. if you crush the beans the powder you get is also very healthy.
How long would a person live for whos has dilated cardiomyopathy and drinks alcohol?
Not as long as long as you would if you DIDN'T drink alcohol.
How many times can you take castor oil during pregnancy?
I am a 36 mother of 4 i think i am pregnant i last saw my periods last month at the beginning of the month so can i drink castor trouble bring it down Answer Castor oil in a limited dose will help with constipation, not anything else. Take a pregnancy test and visit your doctor if you are pregnant.
Can you use vegetable oil instead of castor oil to induce labor?
Yes, but don't drink it.
Im 39weeks and 2cm dilated if you drink castrol oil will it put you into labor?
If the baby has reached full term and you are pretty much ready to deliver, a little castor oil probably won't hurt. Many people claim that this is a valid and helpful way to facilitate delivery. Others say it does nothing. In general, it does nothing if you aren't pretty much ready to deliver. You should review this with your doctor or the delivery room staff of your hospital before you take any action. Considering that a baby is not considered "full term" until 37 weeks I would not suggest taking castor oil until you are at least 37 weeks (after consulting your doctor) Even though you are dilated to a 1, it does not mean that you will be going into labor any time soon. You can be dilated to a 4 and carry a baby for several more weeks. Even though it is proven that castor oil is more effective than some other natural induction methods, it is also debatable on how safe it is. Most doctors do not recommend castor oil until you are over your due date. Some other natural ways that you can help speed things up are: sex, spicy foods, pineapple (helps ripen the cervix), red raspberry leaf tea, walking, and most of all! Just relax!!! Your time will come when the baby is ready!!
If you drink castor oil does the dioreah come out uncontrolably?
At first you will have to swallow an adequate dose Castor Oil in order to move the bowels. The Russian Popular Medicine recommends one milliliter Castor Oil per kilogramm of the human weight; e. g. 60 kg corresponds to 60 ml (= 2 oz) Castor Oil. Second: Normally the first evacuations will beginn 2 to 4 hours after having gulped an andequate dose Castor Oil, exceptionally 1 to 6 hours later. Third: Normally the evacuations of the bowels will begin suddenly without any warning; so stay near the bathroom.
